How law enforcement is trying to avoid disabling Face ID

Re:How law enforcement is trying to avoid disabling Face ID by anon7429 on Saturday October 13, 2018 @10:50PM (#18211111)

Re rubberhose security: Face ID and Touch ID were both major security blunders by Apple because these enable security services and criminals to compel anyone to unlock their devices and incriminate/rob themselves. Only what someone knows, rather than what someone has, cannot be chopped off, presented or forcibly-applied to unlock a device... revealing information under duress is a choice, having a fingerprint taken to unlock a device is not a choice.

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Re:How law enforcement is trying to avoid disabling Face ID by yellow_postit on Saturday October 13, 2018 @11:24PM (#18211192)

Apple isn’t a security focused company though, its a consumer goods company where ease of use trumps most other things. With that in mind, biometric posing as security is great for their bottom line. Security or privacy is sometimes a nice byproduct of how they want to market devices.

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Re:How law enforcement is trying to avoid disabling Face ID by quickthrower2 on Sunday October 14, 2018 @05:33AM (#18212116)

Yes good to have options. Be beaten up or reveal passcode.

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